17-Sept
Art after Nature; Days of Future Past
To mark the bicentenary of art critic John Ruskin, the Birmingham School of Art and Chamberlain Highbury Trust collaborate to create an exciting exhibition.
Canals and Victorians to today’s city
This guided walk will look at the coming of the canals, Birmingham’s industrial Georgian pioneers and our Victorian heritage. A story of civic pride 130 years after becoming a city.
Roots, Rights and Resistance
This walk in Handsworth explores the fascinating story of protest in and around Handsworth and Birmingham.
The Lost Children – Exhibition
Between 1873-1948 around 6,000 destitute children were sent from Emigration Homes in Highgate to Canada. This exhibition tells their story.
Watt in the World; the Life and Legacy of James Watt
2019 is the bicentenary of James Watt who lived in Handsworth. This major exhibition features over 100 internationally important archival and museum objects.
Workers’ Co-operative History Exhibition
Visit Birmingham’s newest Workers’ Co-operative to explore the stories of the “new wave” of Workers’ Co-operatives founded in the 1970s and 1980s
Pugin in Handsworth: Birmingham’s brilliance and Pugin’s success
Join this walk to discover the link between the vibrant area of Handsworth and this famous Victorian architect and designer.